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Renault Zoe EV gets cheaper – but only if you hardly use it

Renault Zoe EV (pictured) battery lease dropes to £45 a month The Renault ZOE eEV is one of the most affordable electric cars in the UK, with prices from £13,345 (after tax-payer bribe) plus a monthly cost for leasing the batteries from Renault. A bit like buying an ICE car and paying a monthly lease for the engine. But despite the Zoe’s ‘affordable EV’ tag, Renault has not had overwhelming success with the Zoe in the UK since it arrived last year, so they’ve come up with some new incentives to get car buyers to opt for their electric supermini.

Mazda to recall more than 500,000 vehicles

Mazda plans to recall about 514,000 vehicles to repair power-steering systems that fail suddenly. The recall will affect the Mazda 3 and the Mazda 5 manufactured in Japan from 2007 to 2008, according to a report in Reuters. Currently, Mazda has filed recalls for 215,000 vehicles in the United States and more than 10,000 in China.

Hopped-up Infiniti Q50 Eau Rogue set for Detroit auto show

Infiniti undoubtedly has a prestigious reputation when it comes to the world of Formula One racing, thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing and Formula One's baby-faced prodigy, Sebastian Vettel. So it's not surprising that its next concept will take inspiration from the F1 speed machines. Infiniti plans to debut the Q50 Eau Rogue concept at the Detroit auto show in January.